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· 11/6/1987

United States v. Barry Hoffman

Citations

  • 832 F.2d 1299
  • 23 Fed. R. Serv. 1374
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 14921

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that one who is experienced in the field can \interpret[] . . . codes and jargon used in the drug trade\ under Rule 702
  • holding that one who is experienced in the field can \interpret[] . . . codes and jargon used in the drug trade\ under Rule 702
  • explaining that \the district court's assessment of what will or will not assist the jury is entitled to considerable deference in the Rule 702 milieu\
  • explaining that “the district court’s assessment of what will or will not assist the jury is entitled to considerable deference in the Rule 702 milieu”
  • allowing knowledgeable federal agent to testify as an expert on the practices and idiom of the cocaine community
  • allowing knowledgeable federal agent to testify as an expert on the practices and idiom of the cocaine community

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Judges: Campbell, Garth, Selya

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